- The vendor is phasing out support for the parallel port adapter DS1410E. Motorola will not support the parallel port on Windows 7 or x64 bit machines starting with R15.00.00 CPS.

- If both portable and mobile CPS's are used, it is recommended to update both at the same time, and tutorials should be installed with BOTH versions.

- POP25 feature is NOT supported with VISTA operating system.

New Radio Features Supported: =============================NOTE: FIRMWARE VERSION R16.00.00 or HIGHER IS REQUIRED FOR THE FOLLOWING FEATURES TO WORK IN THE RADIO:

- 900MHz P25 trunking for XTS and XTL

- Data through DVRS

- NAT operation for Digital Conventional Data

Detailed information for each of these features can be found in the CPS help. Help can be accessed from the CPS menu by selecting Help-> CPS Help Topics.

Changes to Default Values:==========================

-Options->Timer Options->Flashport USB Timer has been increased to 30 seconds. This was done in order to increase reliability on slow machines but will also increase flashing time. Users with fast machines can adjust this timer downward to shorten flash time as long as they see no failures.

Customer Reported Issues Resolved:==================================

- System Key Administrator tool can NOT be launched with local Administrator on a domain machine.

For VISTA Users:================

The following configuration on Vista Home Premium and Business Premium needs to be set for the CPS to function properly:

- Vista Theme should be set to Windows Classic.- Codeplug archive names should not exceed 30 characters.- A Vista compatible printer is required for using the Print functionality in the CPS.- In order for the PDA to synch successfully with CPS on Vista, Windows Mobile Device Center should be used. It can be downloaded from http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/devicecenter.mspx,- User Access Control should be turned OFF before using CPS

Features that do not work with User Access Control (UAC) ON:- PDA: ASTRO 25 CPS Tool will not install

Tutorials Update: ================== Due to the newly added support for Vista, the tutorials and help engine have been updated to a new format. Required modifications to the new help format require Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6 or above. Microsoft shipped Internet Explorer version 6 in 2001. Thirteen of the online help tutorial files have been converted from an AVI format (.avi) to the Adobe Flash (.swf) format. The .avi to .swf conversion saves over 250 megabytes of harddrive space. All tutorial lessons are now in the Flash format. Currently there are approximately 60 tutorial lessons requiring about 70 megabytes of harddrive space. The tutorials are always installed in a Tutorials subfolder for each of the CPS applications. It is strongly recommended to install the tutorials with this new version of the CPS. Previous tutorial versions are not recognized by R12.00.00 CPS or higher.

Note: Double-clicking a link within the help text might generate a error message.

Important Change Control Head information:========================================== Make sure to perform the following steps when changing to 'O5/O3' control head from Wx control heads in the XTL 5000 radio:

1) FLASHport upgrade the radio using appropriate 'Refresh' FLASHkey2) From the Change Control Head Window in the CPS, select the new "O5" control head3) Write the codeplug to the radio4) Physically change the old control head to the new "O5" or "O3" control head

More information can be found under Help-> CPS help topics -> Index -> 'Change - to the New ASTRO 25 Control Head'

NOTE: For computers that are not equipped with a serial port, radio communications may be possible with the use of an off-the-shelf USB to RS232 converter, such as the IOGEAR USB to Serial/PDA Converter Cable.

Known Issues:=============1) Drop down items in table fields cannot be accessed when using Windows XP Professional "Windows XP Style" display. If this issue is encountered, change the display setting to "Windows Classic Style" for proper functionality.2) Attempting to Read from or Write to a radio with the CPS while the Tuner, Data Link Manager, or synchronization software for a PDA is open and communicating with a radio will cause a communication failure.3) Due to French import laws, the Microsoft encryption support used to create archive (.cpg) files with the CPS (Customer Programming Software) is not available on the French version of the Windows Operating Systems. Therefore, there is no way to save archive files when the CPS is installed on the French version of Windows. Until import laws are changed such that Microsoft can provide encryption support, this feature can not be addressed.4) Under Tools->FLASHport->Read Radio Configuration, closing the dialog box by pressing the 'X' in the upper right of the dialog while the application is still busy (the cursor is shaped like an hourglass) may terminate the application.5) Memory issues have been reported when 3 or more sessions of the CPS are open at the same time.6) Very seldom, communication errors might be encountered during radio read/write, if this happens, reset the radio and try again.7) If Logitech MouseWare version 9.76 is installed on the PC, it causes Tools>Reports to fail and enter corrupt data in the registry. This occurs when an ampersand is entered as part of a Zone Channel name. If the MouseWare is either removed or upgraded to MouseWare version 9.79.1 or later, it resolves the problem.8) PDA application does not support HPD 1000 radios.9) Once starting to read or write codeplug via POP25, the process can't be cancelled. Depending on the size of codeplug, this process could take long time (3 to 8 minutes).10) Please avoid saving an invalid codeplug with "~" characters in table fields. Doing so may cause the application to terminate.11) If a communications error is encountered when attempting to Clone HPD 1000 radios (mostly while running in Windows 2000), in the CPS, under View -> Options -> Timer Options tab, change the value of 'Clone/Read/Write Timer (sec)' field to '5' or higher.12) If a communications error is encountered when attempting to FLASHport update radios, in the CPS, under View -> Options -> Timer Options tab, change the set the value of 'FLASHport Timer' fields to '40' or higher 13) If an Advanced System Key(ASK) fails to load, close the currently open codeplug and reopen it. The System Key should be active, even though an error message may appear.14) When formatting an Advanced System Key, the 'Initialize' message may appear several times. Please select 'Cancel' to proceed.15) 'Failsoft Connect Tone' field can only be Advanced System Key protected if 'Connect Tone' is also protected. Specific protection for this field is not supported.16) Voice Files do NOT get copied when using POP25 feature.17) "Preset Zone and Channel Enable" should NOT be enabled when using a DTMF mic.18) Help files may not open after importing a csv file. If so, close and re-open CPS for the help files to open successfully.19) Codeplug archive names should not exceed 30 characters on Windows 7 and VISTA.20) Users of the Network Radio Programmer on Windows 7 64-bit machines may see a "Program Compatibility Assistant" popup displayed during installation. This is due to Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 compatibility issues with those machines. After continuing the installation by clicking the "Run program" button on the popup, the Network Radio Programmer feature can still be used on the machine. 21) Control Head Sync Choose Radio Configuration dialogue does not fit on all screen resolutions22) Attempting to Read from or Write to a radio with the CPS before the radio has enumerated will cause a communication failure.

Installation:=============1) It is no longer required that the previous version of the application be uninstalled before installing this release. Note that this does not allow multiple versions to be installed, rather the already installed application will be upgraded. 2) When the Installation CD is inserted into the CD-ROM drive, the installation will start automatically if auto start is enabled for the PC. Follow the on-screen instructions to install the software.3) Please refer to the CPS Programming Installation Guide, which is included with this software for more detailed information.4) If a file installed by the CPS later becomes corrupted, the Repair option on the Installation CD may be used to restore it. It is very important that the Installation CD for the same version that is installed on the computer is used for Repair. Use of a different version in an attempt to Repair an installation will result in further corruption.5) If the PC has never had a 1-Wire USB device connected to it before, such as the USB dongle used for FLASHkeys or Advanced keys, then plug it in right after installation to complete the USB install. If it is not recognized or if auto-detect can not locate the USB device driver, then point the New Hardware Wizard's Driver installer to it in the install drive, such as "C:\". The wizard should then find and install the driver automatically.

Connecting the PC to the Radio:===============================Do not use the Radio Interface Box (RIB), Smart Radio Interface Box (SRIB)or any of the cables that plug into those boxes. Use only the followingdirect PC to radio cables:

When using the USB cable, be sure to always click "Yes" on the DigitalSignature window whenever it is displayed by the operating system. Notethat the USB cable can be used only with Windows XP Service Pack 1 or higherand operating systems.The CPS or Tuner application must first be installed before attaching the USB cable and turning the radio on.

For POP25 Operation:====================TCP Retransmissions on your machine needs to be set to 5 or higher. Motorola recommends that if the following registry keys are defined on your system, they be set to the following values for POP25 operation:

For help on editing registry values, read Microsoft online support at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/256986.

- While the POP25 operation is in progress, do NOT attempt to start a second session until the first is done.

Programming Hints:==================1) For trunking customers, the first time the CPS is started, navigate to the User Settings Dialog under the Tools menu and set up the directories where the system key files will be stored. 2) To retrieve data from ASTRO Spectra codeplugs, first read the codeplug into the ASTRO Spectra CPS and use the top node drag and drop feature to copy the data into the ASTRO Spectra Plus or XTL codeplug. Drag and drop is a very powerful and time-saving tool, but the data should always be verified before writing to a radio. The Drag and Drop Report can help with this verification. Please view the Drag and Drop Tutorial included in Help for more information.3) To get help on a field, press F1 while focus is on the field, or click on the Help button on the tool bar (an Arrow with a question mark) and then click on the field for which help is desired.4) For more information on the features available in the Windows CPS, we suggest viewing the audio-visual help tutorials. They can be accessed from the CPS menu by selecting Help->CPS Help Topics, and then double- clicking on CPS-User...Audio & Video Tutorials, then The Tutorials Menu. Then select the appropriate tutorial.

Legal Notices==================================

This media, or Motorola Product, may include Publicly Available Software (Open Source Software, Freeware, Shareware). Please reference the Motorola Publicly Available Software Legal Notices File, MOTOROLA_OSS_LEGAL_NOTICES_FILE-CPS.txt, located in the Legal folder found in the CPS installation directory, for the Publicly Available Software licensing terms, attributions, acknowledgements, and other software information details.

This new version of the Tuner includes support for Windows 7 32 bits and 64 bits operating systems.

Attention VISTA users:

The following configuration on Vista Home Premium and Business Premium needs to be set for the CPS to function properly.

?Vista Theme should be set to “Windows Classic??whe saving radio's tuner information to a file, the name of the file should not exceed 30 characters.?Vista Compatible Printer is required for using the Print functionality in the CPS.

IMPORTANT !!: If installing CPS R09.00.00, please make sure to also install Tuner R05.03.00 or this version of the Tuner. Previous versions of the Tuner are not compatible with CPS R09.00.00 or later.

Windows XP (Home Edition and Professional ) Windows Vista (Home Premium and Business Premium) Windows 7 32 bits and 64 bits(Home Premium and Professional Premium) Note: (Pre-installed only, XP upgrade from other Operating systems is not supported at this time.) Windows ME and Windows 98 are no longer supported. You may choose to proceed with the installation, but some features might not be functioning properly. Upgrading the operating system is highly recommended.

Installation:=============1) When you insert the Installation CD into the CD-ROM drive, the installation will start automatically if you have auto start enabled for your PC. Follow the on-screen instructions to install the software.2) Please refer to the CPS Programming Installation Guide, which you received with this software for more detailed information. It is essential to follow these instructions in order for communication between the PC and radio to work properly.

Connecting the PC to the radio:===============================Do not use the Radio Interface Box (RIB), Smart Radio InterfaceBox (SRIB) or any of the cables that plug into those boxes.

Note: When using the USB cable, be sure to always click "Yes" on the Digital Signature window whenever it is displayed by the operating system.Note that the USB cable can be used only with Windows XP Service Pack 1 or higher.

Known issues:=============1) In the event that PC to radio communications fail even after attempting to read the radio multiple times, it might be necessary to reset the communications by either turning the radio off/on or by disconnecting/reconnecting the cable connected to the radio.

2) PC to radio communications will sometimes fail if you attempt to read the radio immediately after closing the previous tuning session. Wait for the "hourglass" to disappear before reading the radio again.

3) When entering data in the Transmit Power Characterization screen, the values used must be measured values, any other values might generate unpredictable results.

4) The XTL radios and the HPD modem take longer to reset than the ASTRO Spectra Plus radios. When tuning these radios, allow enough time for the radio to reset before attempting to read/tune the radio again.

5) During HPD BER testing, the Rx Frequency should NOT be changed while the test is running. If the Rx Frequency needs to be changed, please STOP the test, change the frequency, then start the test again.

6) During the HPD BER testing, it is not recomended to transmit while the Rx test is running.